Month: December 2022

Dull end to the year.

/ Andy Finnegan / 10 Comments

The last bird-watching trip of 2022. A walk around Titchfield Haven in the wind and rain on a really dull morning. Not good for taking photographs with slow shutter speeds and poor colours due to the conditions. Although a nice walk around with few other people venturing out.

A Marsh Harrier hunting the small waders.

The Mash Harrier has a wingspan of about 4 feet. There are only about 600 pairs in the UK. This bird is a male. (the female has a creamy head).

High numbers of Common Snipe were on the ponds today. In the UK some 66,500 pairs are present in the breading season however these numbers increase to 1.1 million birds during our winter months.

As well as the Snipe Lapwing numbers also increase during the Winter to some 635,000 birds.

See you next year.

Ringed birds feedback

/ Andy Finnegan / 4 Comments

These are records from ringed birds I have spotted and reported this summer It is interesting where else outside the Solent and Southampton Water where they have been recorded and also the age of these birds.

Sanderling spotted Hill Head

O6 WWWB20-Oct-17Eastoke, Hayling Island, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB03-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB14-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB22-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB04-Feb-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB17-Feb-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB31-Mar-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB23-Nov-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB27-Nov-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB30-Nov-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB26-Feb-19Solent Breezes, Warsash, Hampshire
O6 WWWB08-Mar-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB09-May-19Griend, Terschelling, The Netherlands
O6 WWWB01-Nov-19Black Point, Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB01-Nov-19Black Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK.  
O6 WWWB17-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB23-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB30-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB02-Dec-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB10-Feb-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB02-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB30-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB20-Nov-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB26-Nov-20Hook-with Warsash, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB22-Jan-21Hook-with Warsash, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB05-Mar-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB22-Jan-22Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England

Another Sanderling spotted Hill Head.

O6 BYRB20-Oct-17Eastoke, Hayling Island, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB03-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB17-Feb-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB08-Oct-18Ryde, Isle of Wight, S England
O6 BYRB31-Oct-18Ryde, Isle of Wight, S England
O6 BYRB06-Dec-18Ryde, Isle of Wight, S England
O6 BYRB20-Feb-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB26-Feb-19Solent Breezes, Warsash, Hampshire
O6 BYRB07-Mar-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB08-Mar-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB17-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB29-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB30-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB08-Mar-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB23-Mar-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB20-Aug-20Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, England
O6 BYRB05-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB18-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB22-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB30-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB15-Nov-20Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB24-Jan-21Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB26-Mar-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB18-Oct-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB19-Oct-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB09-Nov-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB02-Dec-21Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Mediterranean gull spotted at Calshot.

2E39PITSEA LANDFILL SITE, ESSEX, GB04/06/2016 51.32N x 00.30EADULTMetal Ring Number EZ12244PAUL ROPER, NORTH THAMES GULL GROUP
VIcklesham, East Sussex29/03/2017 50 54N  00 04EAdult Phil Jones
VIcklesham, East Sussex31/03/2017 50 54N  00 04EAdult Phil Jones
VBrehec, Plouha 22 Coyes D’Armor, France14/11/2017 48° 43 27 N 02 56 45WAdult Renaud Le Roy
VBrehec, Plouha 22 Coyes D’Armor, France15/11/2017 48° 43 27 N 02 56 45WAdult Renaud Le Roy
VBeauport/ Paimpol Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE05/12/2017 48,47N 3,04W,Adult Patrice Berthelot
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK17/04/2018  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK18/04/2018  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
VPlérin Plage de Tournemine Cotes d’Armor, France14/12/2018 48°34’N 02.46WAdult Herve Le Goff
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK27/02/2019  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
vElms Farm, Icklesham , UK 19/04/2019 50 54N  00 40E  Phil Jones
 Binic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE 05/01/2020 48,31N 2,5W  Dominique Halleux
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE 07/01/2020 48,31N 2,5W  Dominique Halleux
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE 08/01/2020 48,31N 2,5W  Dominique Halleux
VRSPB Cliffe Pools Kent, United Kingdom12/07/2020 51.459N 0.474E  James Spooner
VRSPB Cliffe Pools Kent, United Kingdom16/07/2020 51.459N 0.474E  Renaud Flamant
VRSPB Cliffe Pools Kent, United Kingdom21/07/2020 51.459N 0.474E  James Spooner
VSables-d’Or-les-Pins, Côtes d’Armor, France22/10/2020    Alizée Claver
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE29/10/2020 48°35’51.01’’N2°49’18.34’’W  Herve Le Goff
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE29/10/2020 48°35’51.01’’N2°49’18.34’’W  Dominique HALLEUX
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK19/03/2021  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
VCalshot Beach Hampshire UK29/06/2022 50°48′52″N , 001°18′33″W  Andy Finnegan
VCalshot Beach Hampshire UK01/07/2022 50°48′52″N , 001°18′33″W  Andy Finnegan

A Christmas Day walk.

/ Andy Finnegan / 8 Comments

Christmas day was spent on a reasonably quiet coast, sadly the weather was damp and dull but at least we had no rain.

The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest gull in the world they have a length: of 64-78cm with a wingspan:150-165cm {5ft} Weight:1-2kg

A powerful bird with a domineering attitude.

Many of our usual birds were resting on the beach.

Common Ringed Plovers.

Sanderling

Dunlin.

Single Dunlin with Sanderling.

After our cold snap.

/ Andy Finnegan / 7 Comments

After a cold spell with temperatures outside reading -6 followed by 2 days of torrential rain This morning & with the forecast of sunny spells, I headed out to get some fresh air and explore the Reed beds at Titchfield Haven.

Many birds were spotted on my walk so this is a picture-heavy post today.

Robin.

Reed Bunting. These are female birds. {the male has a black head and bib}.

Distant King Fisher.

Grey Heron.

Bearded Tit {male}

Little Grebe.

Teal {Drake}

View across the Reedbeds to the old cottage. A grade 2 listed building which is currently up for sale but requires major refurbishment.